tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519287446656108921.post2543181598247014788..comments2016-12-09T13:57:40.010+00:00Comments on Behind the Couch: Dark Dignitaries: When Karloff met Lewton Part I: Isle of the DeadJames Graceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08968719719213071671noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519287446656108921.post-20788664362933908442009-11-28T01:40:32.299+00:002009-11-28T01:40:32.299+00:00This is one of my faves... when I first watched it...This is one of my faves... when I first watched it as a kid the ending really terrified me...Al Bruno IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492062472206579391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519287446656108921.post-10821707545669595832009-11-24T19:55:01.544+00:002009-11-24T19:55:01.544+00:00Thanks for your comments guys.
Ed, I agree, this i...Thanks for your comments guys.<br />Ed, I agree, this isn&#39;t amongst Lewton&#39;s finest, but it still holds a special place in my heart. There are a few moments in it that remain as vivid for me today, as when I first watched it many years ago.Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08968719719213071671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519287446656108921.post-22149178660825317412009-11-24T17:47:42.015+00:002009-11-24T17:47:42.015+00:00I&#39;m really enjoying your Karloff posts this we...I&#39;m really enjoying your Karloff posts this week. Many thanks for your great commentaries.panavia999http://www.blogger.com/profile/12022750065016664499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519287446656108921.post-90524582641075607682009-11-24T15:30:01.859+00:002009-11-24T15:30:01.859+00:00Great writeup of a flawed, messy film. It&#39;s de...Great writeup of a flawed, messy film. It&#39;s definitely wayyyy too wordy and its script is at times torturous in trying to shoehorn in Lewton&#39;s meditations on religion, superstition, war and compassion. At times Lewton is too preachy for his own good, and his literary sensibilities work against his more visual ideas. This is one of his worst offenders in that respect.<br /><br />Still, as you point out, there are some wonderful scenes and creepy atmospheres here, especially towards the end. Any Lewton film is worth seeing, but this is far from one of his best.Ed Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.com